Anchorage named one of Milken Institute's top 10 'Best-Performing Cities 2010'

Surpassing cities, such as Dallas, Seattle and Oklahoma City, the city of Anchorage jumped to the eighth spot on the Milken Institute's recent Best-Performing Cities 2010 index. Anchorage was ranked 40th in 2009. Milken Institute ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth, according to the report. Long- and short-term growth in jobs, salaries and technology are the key factors measured in the index. Read more...Back To Top

Anchorage to host the 2011 Neighborhoods USA national conference

Bill Popp, president and CEO of Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, accepted the ceremonial flag as part of the 2011 Neighborhoods, USA national conference on behalf of Mayor Dan Sullivan and the Municipality of Anchorage. The flag will be flown during the national conference that takes place in Anchorage from May 26-29.Read more...

Preliminary numbers for Anchorage's employment show an average decrease of 122 jobs for YTD September 2010 compared to September 2009, with a month‐to‐month (Sept. 10 vs. Sept. 09) comparison showing an increase of 700 jobs and an increase of 112 jobs from August to September 2010. While still below the highs of 2008, this could be the start of a true recovery for the Anchorage economy. The full report is available here.Back To Top

USA Today features Anchorage's stable housing market

In an article titled "Anchorage, Alaska-Stable economy helps area dodge worst of housing market troubles," USA Today reports on the factors that helped Anchorage avoid the housing bubble and other economic problems associated with the recent recession.

According to Neal Fried, a state economist who is quoted in the article,"We did not get into the real estate frenzy that a lot of other places of the country did."Read the whole article here.

Princess Cruises will add Gulf of Alaska Ship in 2012

After two years operating just three ships on its Voyage of the Glaciers route, today Princess Cruises announced that it will be returning a fourth ship to its signature itinerary for the 2012 summer season.

Alan Buckelew, president and CEO of Princess Cruises, points out that bringing a fourth ship back to the Gulf of Alaska route has wide economic impacts from Southeast Alaska to Prudhoe Bay. "Because the one-way route lends itself to longer visitor stays, with visits to both the interior and Southeast Alaska, we calculate it has twice the potential economic impact of roundtrip cruises," he said.

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